Stokesia laevis (Stokes Aster)
Bloom Time: May to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies
Tolerates: Rabbit and Drought tolerant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: This lovely native perennial features fluffy, violet blue flowers and a basal rosette of evergreen leaves. It has a long bloom time and is low maintenance!
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Leucanthemum x superbum (Shasta Daisy)
Bloom Time: July to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies
Tolerates: Rabbit, Deer, Drought and Dry Soil tolerant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: This hybrid daisy provides an abundant floral display during the summer. It is perfect for perennial borders and cottage gardens.
Location: Color Garden
Hibiscus ‘Moy Grande’ (Moy Grande Hibiscus)
Bloom Time: July to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and bees
Tolerates: Acidic soils
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: The huge deep cherry pink flowers of this hibiscus is sure to wow passersby! Add this perennial to your container gardens, bog gardens or any sunny and consistently moist site for bold summer color.
Location: Color Garden
Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower)
Bloom Time: June to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and bees
Tolerates: Drought, Erosion, Clay Soil, Dry Soil, and Shallow Rocky Soil tolerant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: This perennial produces a profusion of bright yellow flowers and tolerates a wide range of soil conditions. It can grow quite tall, up to 5 feet!
Location: Howe Garden
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Blue Leadwood)
Bloom Time: July to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Erosion and Clay Soil tolerant
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: This remarkable groundcover is especially useful in shady areas but is adaptable in sun and soil perference. Large, colorful patches of showy, low-growing foliage is topped by blue flowers and in the fall, it has burgundy-red fall foilage.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘George Davison’ (George Davison Crocosmia)
Bloom Time: June to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Tolerates: Tolerates Rabbit and Deer
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: George Davison Crocosmia is perfect for providing color and contrast to a perennial border. The luminous, apricot to golden-yellow flowers are held on stalks above upright, sword-like foliage.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ (Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Bloom Time: June to August
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and bumblebees
Tolerates: Tolerates Compaction and Wind
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: This Hydrangea has superb double-flowerd blooms, excellent crimson fall color, and exfoliating bark– it has interest all year round!
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Scutellaria incana (Downy Skullcap)
Bloom Time: July to September
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Attracts bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies
Tolerates: Drought, Clay Soil, Dry Soil
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: This mounding perennial provides weeks of attractive violet blooms in mid summer. Undemanding and easy to grow, Downy Skullcap tolerates a wide range of soils as well as heat, drought, and shade.
Location: Herb Garden
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